Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

In the State Senate yesterday the new
code, as it came from the House, was
adopted.
Bills were introduced directing the Audi
tor of Public Accounts to convey in the
name of the Commonwealth certain lands
10 John h. Read, trustee and TO authorize
and enable the Fredericksburg and Chesa-
peake Railroad Company to consolidate or
merge its stock, property and franchises
with those OF any company authorized to
operate a connecting line of railroad.
The bill to authorize the Governor to an
nu the contract to furnish the South At
Ianic and Ohio Railroad with convicts, and
make new contract to furnish them at
thirty.tiV cents per day, was passed.
Bill were passed to appropriate$6 000to the
Western Lunatic Asylum for mprovements;
TO incorporate the Northern Neck Telegraph
Company; and to authorize and require the
Board of Public Works to deliver 10 the
City Council of Alexandria twelve hundred
and twenty shares of the capital stock of the
Alexandria Canal Company
A bill WAS introduced TO incorporate The
Chesapeake, Richmond and Lynchburg
Railroad Company. The bill authorizes the
c0rporators to operate railway company
from some point in Westmoreland or North
cumberland counties, and to pass through
Essex, Richmond, King William, King and
Queen, Hanover, and Henrico counties to
the city of Richmond, and through the
counties of Che2tertield, Powhatan or Anne
liza, Cumberland, Buckingham, Amherst or
Campbell 10 Lynchburg.
In The House Of Delegates bill intro
duced by NJ Stuart 10 authorize and ena-
bic the Fredericksburg and Chesapeake
Rail- DAD Company to consolidate or merge
its stock, property, aud franchises with
those q any company authorized to operate
connecting line Of railroad was ordered
TO he engrossed.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re,
ported BILL which was nlac I'd, ,hocal
endar, authors:s, ,,iLs -. on 'no ga
suile wINHnIg tho Auditor to prosecute
xc;S against S. Brown Allen, II. H. Dyson,
and D. r. Reveley, late Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund, and the suretes respec-
lively on their official bonds, for the amount
paid by the State to the Kendall Bank Note
Company.
The bill 10 authorize the Auditor OF Pub
tic Accounts TO borrow money to support
lhc SuNeiEncHti W LbceI ~ Cl1S!Iul utuGlO III
the revenue, to pay the interest on her past
liabilities, and to create n sinking fund to
pay the principal OF the public debt, was or
dered TO liz engrossment.
The bill appropriatng $4,000 to pay the
claims of disabled Confederate soldiers, on
file in the Auditors office and unpaid, was
passed almost unanimously.
The amendment to the local option law,
by which distiler is allowed to sell the
liquor he makes outside of his district, if
said district has voted Tor local option, was
ordered to be engrossed.
A resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment OF q committe Of three who shall en-
quire and report to the House the amount
which the Board of Indemnity has expended
in carrying out the provisions of the act
authorizing The board to allow to tax.col
lecting officers losses and expenses incurred
in collecting or attempting TO enforce or
settle taxes due the Commonwealth, TO
whom payments have made under authority
of said act, and upon what account said
payments were made. The committee is
empowered to report by bill or otherwise.
The bill appropriating so 500 to the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum at Petersburg, Tor the
purpose OF enlarging the same, was ordered
to its engrossment.
The bill to require all railroad companies
chartered by the State to have their general
offices within the State, was adopted-ayes
D. noes 81.
A bill was passed to provide for new
registration Of the voters in tho county OF
Orange.